When to paint a house exterior in Indiana, PA
When to paint in Indiana, PA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 6Apr
- 15May
- 19Jun
- 22Jul
- 22Aug
- 16Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 25° / 43°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31° / 51°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 17 | 41° / 62°F |
| May | 15 | 14 | 23 | 51° / 72°F |
| June | 19 | 19 | 22 | 59° / 78°F |
| July | 22 | 22 | 22 | 64° / 83°F |
| August | 22 | 22 | 23 | 63° / 81°F |
| September | 16 | 16 | 21 | 57° / 76°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 18 | 45° / 64°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 9 | 34° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 62 days a year here.
Towns near Indiana compared
6 get fewer, down to 63 a year. A gap like that between towns is usually elevation, a coast or a lake, which is why a painter from a few towns over can be on a different schedule.
| Place | From Indiana | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown, PA | 24 mi southeast | 68 | July to September | J Murtha Jtwn-Cmbra County Airport |
| Murrysville, PA | 29 mi southwest | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| Lower Burrell, PA | 30 mi west | 63 | July to August | Btlr County/K W Scholter Fd Airport |
| Greensburg, PA | 30 mi southwest | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| New Kensington, PA | 32 mi west | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| Plum, PA | 32 mi west | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
How Indiana ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, Indiana (population 14,294, 40th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 44 days above the state median of 65. No place in PA has a longer season. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 62 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart (3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.